ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale said Thursday that his most recent scan showed he is cancer-free. Vitale, 85, had surgery this summer after a biopsy of a lymph node in his neck showed cancer. "SANTA CLAUS came early as Dr Rick Brown called & said that my PET SCAN at 7 AM came back CLEAN OF CANCER !" Vitale posted on X.

"OMG thanks so much to ALL of YOU for your [prayers.] Yes I'm cutting the nets down baby it's my National Championship!" This was the latest cancer diagnosis for Vitale. In 2021, Vitale was diagnosed with lymphoma, months after he had multiple surgeries to remove melanoma.